Midaq Alley

• 7.0 Drama
• 1995-05-05
• 140 minutes mins

Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.

Starring:

Ernesto Gómez Cruz (Don Ru) María Rojo (Doña Cata) Salma Hayek Pinault (Alma) Bruno Bichir (Abel) Delia Casanova (Eusebia) Margarita Sanz (Susanita) Claudio Obregón (Don Fidel) Juan Manuel Bernal (Chava) Abel Woolrich (Zacarías) Luis Felipe Tovar (Güicho)

Director:

Jorge Fons

Writer:

Vicente Leñero